Current law requires Guardsmen and Reservists to pay federal income taxes on compensation for drills as well as additional readiness activities throughout the year.
While several projects focus on improving life support areas for soldiers, another effort includes upgrading motor pool infrastructure to support the heavy equipment brought by U.S. units.
The new local presence comes as the Army footprint on NATO’s eastern flank continues to expand and amid several new initiatives that aim to make assistance more accessible.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor and Sgt. Declan J. Coady were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa.
The legislation seeks to simplify a burdensome system that lawmakers blame for major disparities in health care, pay and benefits. The National Guard Association of the United States said it would clean up nearly 300 laws.
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